Delicious Vladivostok. Gastronomic tour

Breakfast at the hotel.

09:30-11:30 Excursion to the samovar Museum and the ginseng Museum.

The first private museum dedicated to the legendary ginseng– a relict plant that has been successfully preserved in Russia only in the Ussuri taiga.

Here you can look at a rare collection of large roots and devices used to extract this plant. Ginseng is credited with unique healing properties, it is revered as a natural source of strength and is considered a panacea for many diseases.

In the old days, three grams of gold were paid for one gram of the root. Therefore, people were actively hunting for the coveted plant. Unfortunately, it has led to the fact that ginseng is now listed in the International Red Book.

Russian Russian Samovar is the only museum in Primorye with a rare collection of Russian samovars. The exhibition presents the very first samovars that arrived in Primorye with migrants by sea from Little Russia at the end of the 19th century.

In the exhibition halls you will learn many interesting stories and even see the first "samovar slow cooker" that worked on firewood.

You will be told about the distinctive samovar culture of our country. And, of course, a tea party with local traditions.

12:00-14:30 Gastro-lunch at the Syndicat-Port Café restaurant, a master class in Far Eastern cuisine.

• live seafood from the aquarium: seaside scallop, Pacific oyster, trepang scallop;
• cold appetizers and salads: venison tartare, bacon and wild garlic pate on bread with cuttlefish ink, fern appetizer with vegetables, octopus ceviche with lemongrass sauce, squid and kelp salad;
• hot dishes and snacks: creamy soup with corbicula, fried scallop with potato garten, grilled squid fillet, halibut oyster sauce, deer fillet with rosemary and vegetables;
• drinks: tea "Taiga collection" with wild berry jam, tasting set of taiga tinctures.

15:00-16:30 Walking tour of the old Chinatown Millionka.

Millionka is a maze of courtyards and wells in the very center of Vladivostok. At the beginning of the last century, there was a local Chinatown inhabited by a "million" Chinese, the most criminal quarter of the port city with brothels, thieves' raspberries and opium smokers.

The spirit of adventurism still hovers here, although the thieves' age of the Millionaire ended with an NKVD raid in the 1930s, and now the creative bohemians inhabit the quarter, opening fashion shops, coffee shops and art residences in flimsy houses and gradually putting the almost slum landscape in order.

To get into the outgoing nature, after the tour it is worth stopping by the Millionka restaurant, which revives the urban legend (ordering from the menu and paying for an additional fee).

The owner of the restaurant literally restored a luxurious mansion from scratch, assembling the interior from fragments of carved doors, furniture, oriental fabrics found on the antique market, dressed up the waiters in padawan costumes, and a video series with the inhabitants of the old Millionth – Chinese matrons, rickshaws, opium dealers - is shown on the walls of the restaurant.…

Russian Russian cuisine features a modern mix of Russian and Asian recipes, local seafood, fish, and Russian dishes served in an avant-garde Asian setting.

A stone's throw away is the Chinoaru bar, where cocktails with Japanese whiskey and Chinese soju are mixed, glasses are painted with hieroglyphs and symbols of Asian painting.

The bar is at the 10/10 level, a must-visit place in Vladivostok.

Breakfast at the hotel.

09:30-15:00 Russian Island + Marine farm.

Gathering of the group in the central square of Vladivostok.

Russian Russian Island, the most Russian island in Russia, is located on two bridges.

The first stop at the Novosiltsevskaya Battery viewing platform is the history of the Vladivostok Fortress and an excellent panorama of the Russian Bridge.

Next, the way lies to the bay of Voivode, it is here that the Dalstam marine farm is located.

On the tour you will get acquainted with the technology and stages of breeding trepang, mussels, scallops.

A tour of the farm is conducted by a marine technologist.

The company's offices and workshops are located in a two-story ship.

There is also a laboratory for growing shellfish feed, a "maternity hospital" for juveniles and large baths with running water for storing shellfish before shipping to restaurants throughout Russia.

You will see and be able to touch adult scallops, oysters, trepang, crab. It is possible to purchase the products of the marine farm.

A seafood tasting lunch is planned.

Return to Vladivostok by 15:00.

If desired, the bus can take you to the Primorsky Aquarium, which is located on an island in the bay of Zhitkov. This is the largest Aquarium in Russia – the size of 5 football fields!

You buy tickets yourself and visit the exhibitions.

Return to Vladivostok by public transport or taxi. The cost of a ticket to the Aquarium is 1100-2300 rubles.

And be sure to plan a delicious dinner in one of Vladivostok's trendy restaurants – Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Far Eastern, and farm cuisines.

09:30-17:30 Safari Park tour: Amur tigers, Far Eastern leopards, Himalayan bears, spotted deer, ungulates, predators and birds.

All animals of the Ussuri taiga are without bars.

Tame inhabitants come out to people on their own, they can be hand-fed, petted and photographed nearby. Food for ungulates is provided free of charge.

You are guaranteed to watch tigers and leopards from a bridge without bars.

According to the magazine "Around the World", Primorsky Safari Park is one of the twelve best zoos in the world.

Transfer to the seaside of Shamora Bay.

Lunch at a cafe for an additional fee.

We will return to Vladivostok along the Ussuriysky Bay with a stop in the Glass Bay.

The uniqueness of the bay is that it is strewn with pieces of broken glass, in fact, it is a glass beach on which sand, glass and pebbles are mixed.

18:30-20:30 Master class of the School of Far Eastern Cuisine.

Since 2019, the School of Far Eastern Cuisine has been teaching adults and children how to cook healthy and delicious dishes from Far Eastern products with knowledge and love.

We have studied the unique properties of the gifts of the Pacific Ocean and the Ussuri taiga, developed recipes and conducted workshops, lectures, tastings for local residents and guests of Primorsky Krai.

School is not just a popular leisure activity, it is a real culinary club, it is warm not only from the cookers, but also from the hearts.

What awaits you? We will be located in a specially equipped hall with stoves and all the necessary equipment for cooking delicious food. The blanks have already been made. Meet the chef and let's get started!

We cook together, and then we have a delicious tasting!

Water and tea are included in the price, wine is available for an additional fee.

What are the master classes?: "I'm cutting, cutting, cutting seaweed", "Fish battle: halibut vs flounder", "Classics of Far Eastern cuisine", "Scallop from and to", "Sea-taiga", "Let's have a crab!" and other best seasonal workshops. And, of course, recipes for dishes to remember.

In the Far East, they appreciate the natural taste of products.

It is said here that the chef's skill lies in helping to reveal and emphasize the natural taste, which is why most of the dishes of both restaurant and home cooking in the region are simple.

A healthy, nutrient-dense diet provides a powerful energy boost for an active life.

Breakfast at the hotel.

It's time to buy delicious souvenirs and return home.

Rooms are available until 12:00.

Check out of the hotel on your own.